Manila—(PHStocks)—Philippine stocks ended the week, and the first trading day of May, on a positive note.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) further gained 0.52% or 35.06 points to close the session at 6,742.97. All counters end in the green, led by the Mining & Oil index, which jumped by 2.27%. The wider All Shares index rose by 0.44%.